christopher alexander - Jack Cheng

Female peacock shown from behind, walking amid tall grasses and perennials.

#443: Befittingly Mysterious

Looking for daily wins; a mending circle challenge

Sunroom at magic hour, warm light through windows and glowing star pendant lights

#440: Packed and Packing

Early April DMC and a Building Beauty video

Wintry native plants at golden hour, newly-reopened conservatory in background.

#435: Individually Adapted

Come to my digital mending circle.

Baskets of red apples at a farm stand, with white tin jack-o-lanterns, underneath a sign with staggered letters saying APPLES

#432: Dedicated Time

Innate and associative beauty; fall links and recs (including a fun new web browser)

Purple jacaranda petals on woodland floor with spots of sun and dappled light.

#424: Concentrated Intensity

Residency days, research archives, and poking bears.

Lush green vegetable garden rows, graffitied warehouses, cotton-candy blue and pink sky.

#379: Back to School

On becoming a student again.

Cedar raised bed gardens, one filled, the other two waiting.

#304: Site Repair

Building raised garden beds as I start a new manuscript draft.

#250: Entrance Room

Building the (fictional) house.

Black and white bike parked next to bench. Detroit river and skyline in background.

#77: Void